I know that Rupert Sheldrake is a Christian, but his take on angels in this clip may be too daring even for his Christian brethren...not to mention materialists! Both psychedelic experiences and dream-visions of the Hindu god Ganesha are mentioned in the discussion, alongside more "standard" Christian sources such as Pseudo-Dionysius.
Note the family likeness to Patrick Harpur, Owen Barfield, Charles Williams, certain forms of Neo-Platonism, and so on.
Note also that Michaelmas is celebrated this Sunday, September 29...
Don't know much about him, but there may be something valid in his morphic resonance theory. Glad we're "governed by Angels" from whatever realm. Sounds like he has tried a few psychedelic substances himself too. I can see a cartoon on "Downcast Angels Seeking Employment" ! (Pssst! Hey! We're hiring!) The older I get the less I am inclined to accept the new- agey "let's all feel good about our imaginary existence" kind of soft ice cream. But yeah, I'm up for hearing the Cathedral Choir of Wells on Michaelmas.
ReplyDeleteI did read all the other posts labelled Rupert.
DeleteThe "unemployed" angels sounded silly, although I suppose they could make good ice cream? The more Neoplatonist idea of Anima Mundi (perhaps morphic resonance is the "scientific" version of this?) sound more interesting. As for slightly dangerous supra-human intelligences being everywhere...who knows? Atheism-materialism doesn´t want them to exist, maybe that´s *their* soft ice cream...
ReplyDeleteYou have a great marketing idea! Angels Soft Ice Cream shops! And the flavors would be Raphael's Nutty Road, Michael's best Armor, Cherubim's Delight etc. Coming to a town near you soon. OK if we're in the collective unconscious, someone somewhere is already in the planning stages. Wait and see... ;-}
ReplyDeleteSeriously though, the hierarchical scheme of "heaven" and the Catholic Church in general is too obviously a projection of a medieval european caste system long gone defunct. Now in Anima Mundi I can see more of an interpenetration of influences rather than a "stacking" of priorities based on merit, or some kind of value system.
ReplyDeleteLately I am musing on the attraction and separation of elements (as in the Table of Elements) and how we need to recycle such things as nitrates to reduce (denitrification of) the water supply and surrounding ecosystems.
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DeleteThe article I linked to was too complex. Suffice it to say we need to mitigate nitrates as much as possible. This may be simpler.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/physics-and-astronomy/nitrous-oxide
My point is that as "elements" are at a vibration, or resonate at a certain speed, that communal vibration may suggest the underlying force of creation, as in "like attracts like." Resonances attract similar harmonies. So in chemistry, a covalent bond, atoms sharing electrons, forms a molecule, which is considered to be a neutral particle. Now if we could show memory as a physicality, i.e. having an atomic structure, then by bonding on some level we could have the collective unconscious. OK, it's a stretch!
ReplyDeleteStill, your "quasi-materialist" speculation about the collective unconscious is intriguing!
ReplyDeleteDo you ever see your ideas as a thought form and yet are unable to exactly delineate them in an articulate manner? I enjoy perusing here in that the mental stimulation engenders curious ideas indeed!
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